Malaysian authorities have identified two of their citizens in a
video by the Islamic State of a beheading that is believed to have taken
place in Syria. Reuters have more:
Mohd Faris Anuar and Muhamad Wanndy Muhammad Jedi, aged
20 and 25 respectively, were identified as the men involved in the
beheading of a Syrian man in a video posted toFacebook on Feb. 22, said
Ayub Khan Mydin, the police counter-terrorism division’s deputy chief.
Wanndy traveled with his wife Nor Mahmudah Ahmad to Syria on Jan. 26,
while Faris went last September, said Ayub Khan. Malaysia is expected
to tighten anti-terror laws used to curb militant activities when
parliament resumes this month.
Prime Minister Najib Razak said last November that stronger laws were
needed to curb militants, who now have the equipment and logistics to
plan “lone wolf” attacks, establish IS cells and form connections with
other militant groups in the region.
The country has arrested 40 citizens suspected of militancy and
identified 39 Malaysians already in Syria and Iraq. Malaysian militants
have used Facebook and other social media sites to lure recruits,
attracting thousands of followers online.
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